Improved cork-extractor



J. P. MIERs'sE GROENDYKB GGRK EXTRACTOB..

No. 41,885 Patented Jan. 26, 1864.

UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. MIERS AND JNO. GROENDYKE, OF LEBANON, NEYV JERSEY.

IMPRovi-:D CORK-EXTRACTOR Specification forming part of Letters Patent No 41,3 85, dated J anuery 26l 1964 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J. P. Minas and JOHN GROENDYKE, both of Lebanon, in the county off' Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Machine 'for Removing Corks 'from Bottles; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying ydrawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a sectional front elevalion of our invention; Figl 2 isasimilarview of the same in a different position,

Similar letters of reference in both view indicatecorresponding parts. 'I

This invention consists in a corkscrew attached to a vertically-sliding rotary shaft, which is exposed to the action of a spring or its equivalent, in combination with a handlever, in such amanner that by the action of the spring or its equivalent on the shaft the corkscrew is forced up against the cork and caused to enter the same when the shaft is rotated, and after the corkscrew has been screwed in the corks a slight pressure or tap ofthe hand on the hand-lever causes the same to be drawn out of the bottle'with the greatest ease and facility.

The invention consists further in combining with the rotating spring-shaftJ corkscrew, and hand-lever a vertically-sliding carriage in such amanner that said shaft has a firm bearing and is prevented from losing its vertical position by th action of the hand-lever.

It consists, finally, in the application or two or more cuttingfblades in combination with `the corkscrewin such a manner that each cork after it hasbeen withdrawn issplitand caused to drop ofi from the corkscrew.spontaneously by being forced up against .the cuttingblades through theagency of the succeeding cork into which the corkscrew is caused-to enter.

To enable others skilled in the art'to make- 'counter by means of screws or in any other convenient manner. A cross-bar, b, which is secured between the uprights a, is situated at such a height that a bottle of ordinary height can be conveniently placed under it, and this cross-bar is provided with an aperture, c, suficiently large to let the cork pass through, but not large enough for the neck of the bottle.

Theupper parts of the uprights are grooved and form the guides for the carriage B, which forms the bearings for the vertical shaft C. The upper end of this shaft passes freely through the upper cross-bar of the frame A, and it is secured in the carriage B in such a manner that it can rotate freely, but is preventedpfrom sliding up and 'down independent of said carriage. A spring, d, which bears `on the upper surface of the carriage,forcesthe same with the arbor down toward the crossbar b. Instead' of this spring, a weight or Weights might be applied. or the place of the spring might be changed to suit convenience.

D is the corkscrew,which is rigidly attached to or made Solid with the shaft C, and the stem or shank of this corkscrew terminates in two or more cutting-blades, E, intended to split the corks after they have been removed from the bottle, and to cause them to drop off from the corkscrew spontaneously and without the aid of the opera-tor. F is a hand-lever, which is pivoted to one of the uprights a, and the forked end of which straddles the shaftC and The operation is as follows: The bottle from bears on the under side of the carriage B. which the cork is to be removed is adjusted under the cross bar b, and the shaft Gand the carriage are raised to the position shown in Fig. 1. The point of the corkscrew being depressed loy the action of the lspring d will readily enter the cork assoon as a rotary motion is imparted to the shaft C. A few revolutions of this shaft are sucient to giveto the corkscrew a firm hold in the cork, and aslight pressure or tap' of `the hand on thelever F causes the cork to y out,'the bottle being retained by the cross-bar b, The next cork to be removed forces the first up against the eutting-blades E, so that the same is split and caused to drap-oli` spontaneously and without the aid of the operator.

By this machine the operatlon or removing corks from bottles can be accomplished with the greatest ease and facility and with very little exertion, and the whole machine is simhand-lever lF, constructed and operating in the manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth.

3. The cutting-blades E, applied in combination with the corkscrew D, substantially as amlfor the purpose specified.

JOSEPH P. MTERS. JOHN GROENDYKE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM G. JONES, -TIMo'r-HY L. PORTER. 

